History and Stories

LGBT Royal Histories

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer histories in our palaces

Historic hauntings at Hampton Court Palace

Centuries of ghosts and grim tales

The royal kitchens at Kew

The kitchens have survived, practically untouched

The Tower's Mint

Guarding the production of all the country's precious coins for over 500 years

The Whitehall Palace fire of 1698

Discover the dramatic story of the 1698 Whitehall Palace fire, a catastrophic blaze that destroyed Europe's largest royal palace in a single day, leaving behind a devastating legacy.

Chocolate fit for a king

Where royal chocolate makers prepared this expensive delicacy

Edward Francis

Edward Francis, an enslaved African who lived at the Tower of London